The New Jersey Devils are currently without a coach, but they may have found their man in the AHL. According to Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos, the Devils agreed to a three-year deal making John Hynes their next head coach.
Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review was among the first to break the news.
Hynes' current role is coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the Pittsburgh Penguins' AHL affiliate. In his five years with the Penguins, Hynes has a 231-126-17 record, per HockeyDB.com.
Hynes said he was "very excited and honored to be head coach of the New Jersey Devils," according to the team.
"To be on the same page as ownership group, Ray Shero and Lou Lamoriello was important," Hynes said, per Rich Chere of NJ Advanced Media.
Devils GM Shero also laid out his vision for the team, saying he wanted "Fast, attacking, supportive" hockey, per the team. "There are no shortcuts," he continued, per Chere.
"Fast hockey is practice fast, think fast, execute fast, move the puck quickly. That’s fast hockey," Shero said, per the team.
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